hows my build before purchase

Hitman_UK · 24 Sep 2012 at 19:46

Maybe get a 120gb to save a bit not sure is that ssd good one?
What about gpu gd? Whats nvidia equivlent?

Still need
keyboard
Powersuppy
Ram was looking at ram gelil didnt know which dragon or leggera
Cooling not sure weather fan or thoose pre build water coolers

Thanks

Hitman_UK · 24 Sep 2012 at 20:01

stulid said:
Very nice, but this SSD (or its 120GB variant if you want to save a few bob) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=hd-156-sa&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=2394 - which has £20 cashback and makes it the same price as that agility3 above.

also the deal is on from,
http://www.samsung.com/uk/student/cashback.html

RAM - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-137-GL&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387

Modular PSU (in stock and made by Seasonic) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-181-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1088

Thanks, does that work if im not a student? Im in full time employment

And what about cooling

Is it getting 2133 ran for furture proof because the board dont support it

Hitman_UK · 24 Sep 2012 at 20:12

stulid said:
Yes you can claim for the cashback

The board will support that speed, all you need to do is simply load the XMP profile in the motherboards BIOS and it will set the speed/timings etc correctly for you.

Thank you

However i have no cooling in the system. Could you spec me one

Does the cpu come with thermal paste?

Hitman_UK · 24 Sep 2012 at 20:32

stulid said:
The Intel supplied cooler that comes with the retail CPU does have paste already applied.

Heres a bunch of coolers to pick from,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-037-AL&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-036-CM&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-098-TR&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-021-XG&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=

I'd be happy with any of them and they include paste also.

Went with the second one

Thanks would this be good to save a bit of money or is the.other one worth extra 20
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-034-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084

Edit**

What your opinions on the gpu or switch to the 660 as suggested?

Thanks

Hitman_UK · 24 Sep 2012 at 20:38

Idleman said:
Stick with the Antec Stulid recommended. Modular and better quality.

Thanks for your opinion

Hitman_UK · 24 Sep 2012 at 21:38

Went ulwith the 7850 because you get free game

Hitman_UK · 24 Sep 2012 at 22:06

stulid said:
So the final spec looked like?

Thanks for all your help! :cool:

Hitman_UK · 27 Sep 2012 at 13:53

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Hitman_UK · 27 Sep 2012 at 20:37

Wondering if you guys could help me

Im getting a picture when the graphics card is off using onboard vga
Then i put the power in graphics card with the fans working and tryed hdmi and vga via dvi no picture
Ive got the 6 pin plug into graphics then into psu

Thanks

Hitman_UK · 27 Sep 2012 at 20:49

Mei said:
hm things to try
2nd pci-e slot on ur mobo
molex to 6pin if you have one
check bios see if anything is set wrong ><

fans spin on the card?

Yep fans spin on the card
Molex to 6pin doesnt fit in the power socket
In the bios its set to auto i changed to pci saved it it reset and goes back to auto
The cards in the pci express 3.0

Hitman_UK · 27 Sep 2012 at 20:58

Mei said:
lol what you mean it doesnt fit? i meant use an adapter if you have one spare to try rule out a cable problem

and yeh 2nd pci-e to try rule out other problems

Ok ill try you mean this?
http://www.google.co.uk/search?tbm=...=wi&q=molex to 6 pin&sa=N&biw=320&bih=416#i=1

The black bit dont fit in

Hitman_UK · 27 Sep 2012 at 21:06

Mei said:
i still dont understand what u mean, maybe im too noob ><
most gfx cards bundle you with a molex adapter just incase

anyway its prolly not that was just something to try

Yes i have one but the black bit dont fit in the power socket of the card or am I doing it wrong?

Hitman_UK · 27 Sep 2012 at 21:49

Mei said:
i duno bcos its hard to know what you mean, they only go on one way, and theres a clip so you hear it click usually, maybe the pins are bent inside the cable? that can sometimes happen, sometimes needs a good wiggle^^

but uhm the one with ur psu fits fine right?

Yep pci-e fits good i think the one is broke as new
Btw just to check do you have a put any power cables into the motherboard for the card or just the normal atx 20pin

Hitman_UK · 27 Sep 2012 at 21:56

Mei said:
hm i dont have your board but its usually a big 20 pin that splits, so you need put that in together then theres a 4pin beside the cpu, but that can sometimes be different

i think trying the 2nd pci-e slot rly worth a go too

Just going to try someone is about to finish using tv and will try drivers for the motherboard.

Hitman_UK · 27 Sep 2012 at 22:48

Surveyor said:
The Z77-D3H can be a bit flaky judging by some posts/threads on this forum.

Have you tried updating to the latest motherboard BIOS?

tryed and failed

downloaded the bios file from here
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4140#bios

put on my usb stick go to load it says "invalid file size". downloaded again still the same and downloaded from other site still the same

any ideas?

Hitman_UK · 27 Sep 2012 at 23:04

stulid said:
The download is a zipped file.

So you extract it.

Put the file (has the BIOS name and is about 8MB in size) onto your thumb drive.

Goto Qflash within the BIOS and update from disk..

Follow the instructions.

thanks stulid updated that now.

I extracted the file before dont didn't see them among the other files
move to desktop and copy the right stuff over

now just got to get that graphic card working :confused:

EDIT** Worked first go after bios update! :cool: